E417 - The Hidden Cost of Certainty (And Why It’s Breaking Us)

What if the thing you spend your life trying to avoid (uncertainty) is actually the skill that determines whether you thrive or collapse?

Before the success, before the book, before the impact — there was a moment where certainty disappeared, and Scott Stirrett had to decide whether to retreat… or step forward anyway.

Scott shares his journey from leaving a high-certainty career at Goldman Sachs to founding Venture for Canada, raising over $80M, and supporting nearly 15,000 young people across the country. The conversation goes deeper into Scott’s lived experience with uncertainty during his OCD diagnosis, the 4...